Abraham Intercedes for Sodom
Gen 18:22 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD.
Gen 18:23 And Abraham came near and said, “Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Gen 18:24 Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?
Gen 18:25 Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
Gen 18:26 So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.”
Gen 18:27 Then Abraham answered and said, “Indeed now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord:
Gen 18:28 Suppose there were five less than the fifty righteous; would You destroy all of the city for lack of five?” So He said, “If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it.”
Gen 18:29 And he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose there should be forty found there?” So He said, “I will not do it for the sake of forty.”
Gen 18:30 Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Suppose thirty should be found there?” So He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
Gen 18:31 And he said, “Indeed now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: Suppose twenty should be found there?” So He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty.”
Gen 18:32 Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but once more: Suppose ten should be found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.”
Gen 18:33 So the LORD went His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place. —NKJV1Ti 2:1 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,
1Ti 2:2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
1Ti 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
1Ti 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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THE ASK: SUPPLICATIONS
Learning how to
We will ask in confidence when we see our needs through His eyes (His Will).
You Have Not Because you Ask Not or you ask amiss.
Some think that if they yell loud enough etc.
Bartering Boggs you down and complaining can be a way of escaping personal responsibility.
Jas 4:1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?
Jas 4:2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.
Jas 4:3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.
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THE CONVERSATION: PRAYERS
Learning to
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When we see our situations through His eyes, we have His peace.
Prayer is the place where we receive the wisdom we need.
Prayer is partnering
Prayer is the place where from time
Pray without ceasing 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Eph 6:18 All Kinds of prayers
Power works in us to will and to do
(I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.)Psalm 40:1
Waiting in the scripture is more like a soldier waiting.
The soldier isn’t idle but prepared and anticipating while waiting.
“They that wait on the Lord” Isa 40:31
BUILDING WALLS and BRIDGES: INTERCESSIONS
Learning to
in the
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When we see people through His eyes, we will develop empathy.
Bringing others before God
Every relationship in your life can benefit from prayer.
As you take on God’s perspective toward people, you develop empathy.
Prayer humanises people.
Intercessors set up a meeting or a wall.
You are an intercessor when you bring others before the throne
THE RESOLVE: GIVING THANKS
Learning to have an
of
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When we see with His eyes, we will find things to be thankful for.
1Th 5:18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
The will of God is for us to give thanks in everything.
1Th 5:16 Rejoice always,
1Th 5:17 pray without ceasing,
1Th 5:18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1Th 5:19 Do not quench the Spirit.
1Th 5:20 Do not despise prophecies.
1Th 5:21 Test all things; hold fast what is good.
1Th 5:22 Abstain from every form of evil.
1Th 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Th 5:24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
1Th 5:25 Brethren, pray for us.
1Th 5:26 Greet all the brethren with a holy kiss.
1Th 5:27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren.
1Th 5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
Nkjv —NKJVEph 6:18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
NLT —NLT18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
ESV —ESVLuk 11:5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread;
Luk 11:6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’
Luk 11:7 And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’
Luk 11:8 I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need.
Luk 11:9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Luk 11:10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Luk 11:11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
Luk 11:12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
Luk 11:13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”NIV —NIV
Isa 40:31 But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
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